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| Sales Tradeshow/Event & Details | Date/Location | Hotel Participation Available in either: Sales Booth -or- Sales Event? |
| REGION: US | ||
| JANUARY 2017 | ||
| PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association)-Convening Leaders Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is an organization that helps planners with education, business networking and community engagement for leaders in the global meetings, convention and business events industry. With more than 6,500 members and 50,000 customers, PCMA drives innovation through risk taking, research and data driven decision making. Segment: Groups & Meetings Participation Fee: $500 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: www.pcma.org |
January 8-11, 2017 Austin, TX |
No |
| MARCH 2017 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum The annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Tradeshow is a combination of education sessions and networking tradeshow for hotels to exhibit. Segment: Groups & Meetings Participation Fee: $2,500 hotel fee; -or- $3,250 (includes $750 sales call & hotel fee) Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website:www.cbinet.com/pharmaforum Criteria for Hotel Attendance: Hotels that have a strong business opportunity in the Pharmaceutical market. |
March 12-15, 2017 Baltimore, Maryland |
NOTE: This tradeshow is closed for hotel participation |
| Americas Sales Roadshow / 1:1 Appointments Americas Sales Roadshow program is designed to bring together on property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network, collaborate, and drive revenue generating opportunities to IHG hotels from our key accounts. This two-day event will include general sessions or panel discussions, tradeshow and networking event, and a full day of 1:1 appointments conducted between our key account team members and participating hotels. Segment: Americas Sales Roadshow - (U.S. region) Participation Fee: $500 ($250 each additional person) Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
March 28-30, 2017 Charlotte, North Carolina |
NOTE: This event is closed for hotel participation |
| APRIL 2017 | ||
| UPDATE: Please note that the Symposium & BTA Refresher events will now occur in conjunction of one another with the BTA Refresher event being a portion of the Symposium.
Energy Symposium & BTA Refresher Event Americas Sales Energy Symposium (formerly Oil & Gas) is a segment education session designed to bring together on property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network and discuss key industry updates for IHG Hotel's relative to industry segments. This year's Energy Symposium will take on a new format featuring an exciting, interactive agenda. Americas Sales created the series of IHG BTA Refresher Evening Reception & Tradeshow, because hotels can no longer visit the call centers. This provides an excellent opportunity for hotels to connect with agents from Amex, BCD, CWT and other agencies as well as Travel Agents who book IHG corporate clients, to generate interest in your hotel. We anticipate about 100 agents to participate. Segment: Corporate Sales & Travel Agency Sales Participation Fee for both Symposium & BTA Refresher Event*: $750 ($325 each additional person) *Price cannot be separated. Hotels can attend both events for the price of one OR can choose to attend only one, however the price will remain the same. Hotels must also provide a raffle prize (minimum value $200) for the BTA Refresher Event on April 12th. Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
April 12-13, 2017 Houston, Texas |
NOTE: This event is closed for hotel participation |
| HelmsBriscoe: Annual Business Conference & Partner Fair (ABC Forum) 3rd party client events hotels are welcome to attend and participate in IHG activities. Segment: Groups & Meetings Participation Fee: TBA The HelmsBriscoe ABC Conference registration is closed through the HB website; however IHG is managing an internal waitlist for our hotels. Any hotel inquiries or requests about registering because they missed the HB cutoff can be forwarded to Michael Joseph (michael.joseph@ihg.com). We will inform hotels of waitlist decisions around March 1 at the latest. Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: see above update |
April 18-20, 2017 Chicago, Illinois |
NOTE: This event is closed for hotel participation |
| ConferenceDirect: Annual Partner Meeting (APM) ConferenceDirect’s Annual Partner Meeting will feature opportunities for IHG to meet with ConferenceDirect’s top producing Associates. Partners attending APM 2017 will have the opportunity to meet and conduct business under one roof with over 220 top Associates who represent nearly 10,000 events and close to $800 million in hotel room revenue annually. Segment: Groups & Meetings Participation Fee: (1) Participation Fee: ConferenceDirect APM Individual Hotel – 1 Day Trade Show pass, Wednesday, May 3rd - $2,585.00 (2) IHG Hosted Lunch – Tuesday, May 2nd - $750.00 per hotel/one person to attend/participate. Limited space for luncheon. Since this is a reverse trade show, IHG will not be utilizing the Americas Sales booth. Instructions: Hotels must register themselves on the ConferenceDirect website link below, and then request participation in the IHG Hosted Luncheon. Website:Registration for ConferenceDirect: http://mycdevents.com/APM/ |
April 30 - May 3, 2017 Baltimore, Maryland |
NOTE: This tradeshow is closed for hotel participation |
| JULY 2017 | ||
| Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) This is North America's largest business travel trade show and conference consisting of over 400 exhibitors and more than 6,000 attendees. Segment: Corporate Sales Participation Fee: $3,500 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: www.gbta.org |
July 15-19, 2017 Boston, Massachusetts |
NOTE: This tradeshow is closed for hotel participation |
| UPDATE: Please note that the Symposium & BTA Refresher events will now occur in conjunction of one another with the BTA Refresher event being a portion of the Symposium.
Professional Services Symposium (Featuring Banking, Finance, & Consulting Verticals) & BTA Refresher Event Americas Sales Banking, Finance & Insurance Symposium is an education session held to bring together both hotel sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network and discuss key industry updates for IHG Hotel's relative to industry segments. Americas Sales created the series of IHG BTA Refresher Evening Reception & Tradeshow, because hotels can no longer visit the call centers. This provides an excellent opportunity for hotels to connect with agents from Amex, BCD, CWT and other agencies as well as Travel Agents who book IHG corporate clients, to generate interest in your hotel. We anticipate about 100 agents to participate. Segment: Corporate Sales & Travel Agency Sales Participation Fee for both Symposium & BTA Refresher Event*: $750 ($325 each additional person) *Price cannot be separated. Hotels can attend both events for the price of one OR can choose to attend only one, however the price will remain the same. Hotels must also provide a raffle prize (minimum value $200) for the BTA Refresher Event on April 26th. Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
TBD - date changed New York, New York |
Yes |
| AUGUST 2017 | ||
| ASAE Annual Meeting and Expo -American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and The Center for Association Leadership ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) is the membership organization and voice of the association profession. ASAE now has more than 22,000 association CEOs, staff professionals, industry partners, and consultant members. The Annual Meeting and Expo brings together over 3,000 Association Executives from around the U.S. and Canada. Segment: Groups & Meetings Participation Fee: $4,000 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: www.asaeannualmeeting.org |
August 12-15, 2017 Toronto, Ontario |
Yes |
| SEPTEMBER 2017 | ||
| UPDATE: Please note that the Symposium & BTA Refresher events will now occur in conjunction of one another with the BTA Refresher event being a portion of the Symposium.
Automotive Symposium & BTA Refresher Event Americas Sales Auto Symposium is a segment education session designed to bring together on property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network and discuss key industry updates for IHG Hotel's relative to industry segments. Americas Sales created the series of IHG BTA Refresher Evening Reception & Tradeshow, because hotels can no longer visit the call centers. This provides an excellent opportunity for hotels to connect with agents from Amex, BCD, CWT and other agencies as well as Travel Agents who book IHG corporate clients, to generate interest in your hotel. We anticipate about 100 agents to participate. Segment: Corporate Sales & Travel Agency Sales Participation Fee for both Symposium & BTA Refresher Event*: $750 ($325 each additional person) *Price cannot be separated. Hotels can attend both events for the price of one OR can choose to attend only one, however the price will remain the same. Hotels must also provide a raffle prize (minimum value $200) for the BTA Refresher Event. Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
September 12-13, 2017 Location: Detroit, Michigan |
Yes |
| OCTOBER 2017 | ||
| IMEX (Incentive Meetings Exhibition) The IMEX America hosted program will deliver over 2000 of America and the world’s top-spending meetings, incentives and association buyers. The largest hosted buyer program ever held in North America is a guarantee to exhibitors of genuine global buying power. Pre- qualified hosted buyers from across the US and the rest of the world, who place business both in America and internationally, will attend the show. Segment: Groups & Meetings Participation Fee: $4,200 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: www.imexamerica.com Criteria for Hotel Attendance: Hotel needs to have minimum 5,000 sf of meeting space |
October 10-12, 2017 Las Vegas, NV |
NOTE: This tradeshow is closed for hotel participation |
| NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| UPDATE: Please note that the Symposium & BTA Refresher events will now occur in conjunction of one another with the BTA Refresher event being a portion of the Symposium.
Technology Symposium & BTA Refresher Event Americas Sales Technology Symposium is a segment education session designed to bring together on property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network and discuss key industry updates for IHG Hotel's relative to industry segments. Americas Sales created the series of IHG BTA Refresher Evening Reception & Tradeshow, because hotels can no longer visit the call centers. This provides an excellent opportunity for hotels to connect with agents from Amex, BCD, CWT and other agencies as well as Travel Agents who book IHG corporate clients, to generate interest in your hotel. We anticipate about 100 agents to participate. Segment: Corporate Sales & Travel Agency Sales Participation Fee for both Symposium & BTA Refresher Event*: $750 ($325 each additional person) *Price cannot be separated. Hotels can attend both events for the price of one OR can choose to attend only one, however the price will remain the same. Hotels must also provide a raffle prize (minimum value $200) for the BTA Refresher Event. Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
Week of November 1, 2017 (TBD) Seattle, WA |
Yes |
| FICP (Financial & Insurance Conference Planners) Financial & Insurance Conference Planners (FICP®) provides access to education, experience and resources targeting the needs of financial services and insurance meeting planners from across North America. FICP membership boasts a community of 1,500 planner professionals and hospitality partners and maintains a unique, balanced planner-to-hospitality partner ratio at all events. Segment: Groups & Meetings Participation Fee: $4,900 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: www.ficpnet.com |
November 11-15, 2017 San Diego, California |
Yes |
| REGION: Canada | ||
| APRIL 2017 | ||
| Toronto Sales Roadshow The Americas Sales Roadshow in Toronto is designed to bring together on-property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network, collaborate, and drive revenue generating opportunities to IHG hotels from our key accounts. This event will include general sessions, tradeshow and networking event, and a full day of 1:1 appointments conducted between our key account team members and participating hotels. Segment: Canada Sales - Roadshow Participation Fee: $400 CAD Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
April 3-4, 2017 Toronto, ON |
NOTE: This event is closed for hotel participation |
| ProcureCon ProcureCon includes content from both direct materials AND indirect/services procurement! Get diverse perspectives from executive speakers representing a broad range of Fortune 1000 companies – from aerospace to hi-tech, industrial manufacturing to CPG, automotive to pharmaceuticals, and much more! Segment: Canada Sales - Corporate Transient Website: http://procureconca.wbresearch.com/ |
April 10-12, 2017 Toronto, ON |
No - Hotels must participate on their own. Please contact website for details. |
| GBTA Canada Trade Show & Conference The Canadian version of North America's largest business travel trade show and conference - many key accounts attend this large show, and IHG will have a booth inside the marketplace portion of this conference. Segment: Canada Sales - Corporate Transient Website: www.gbta.org |
April 20-22, 2017 Toronto, ON |
No - Hotels must participate on their own. Please contact website for details. |
| AUGUST 2017 | ||
| Incentive Works Trade Show Canada’s largest marketplace for buyers of meetings, special events, incentive travel services, promotional merchandise, motivational products, corporate/business gifts and inspiring ideas. More than 3,000 people are expected. IHG hosts an InterContinental Hotels & Resorts booth only. Segment: Canada Sales - Group Sales Participation Fee: $1,500 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: www.incentiveworksshow.com/ |
August 18-19, 2017 Toronto, ON |
Yes |
| NOVEMBER 2017 | ||
| ACTE Canada Education Conference (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has a 25-year reputation for leading the way corporate travel is conducted. As a global association, comprised of executive-level members in more than 100 countries, ACTE pioneers educational and technological advances that make business travel productive, cost-effective and straightforward. Segment: Canada Sales - Corporate Transient Website: https://www.acte.org/canada |
November 19-20, 2017 Toronto, ON |
No - Hotels must participate on their own. Please contact website for details. |
| REGION: Mexico, Latin America & Caribbean (MLAC) | ||
| FEBRUARY 2017 | ||
| ESFE - Encontro do Setor de Feiras e Eventos ESFE - Encontro do Setor de Feiras e Events is one of the biggest events of the Trade and Business sector. It emerged from the experience of the entrepreneur and publicist, Octavio Neto, president of Radar Group. Focused in G&M segment. IHG will have a booth inside the marketplace portion of this conference. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Website: http://www.esfe.com.br/ |
February 20-21, 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
No - Hotels must participate on their own. Please contact website for details. |
| MARCH 2017 | ||
| L.A.C.T.E. (Associação Latino Americana de Gestores de Eventos e Viagens Corporativas.) Latin American Corporate Travel Experience event organized by Alagev. Attended by travel managers. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Website: http://alagev.org/lacte12/ |
March 22-24, 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
No - Hotels must participate on their own. Please contact website for details. |
| GBTA (Mexico Trade Show & Conference) Trade show at GBTA in WTC and sponsorship of cocktail and of several passes for VIP clients, in order for them to attend the training and certification. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $200 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: http://www.gbta.org Criteria for Hotel Attendance: Must be GBTA Member |
March 22-24, 2017 Mexico City |
Yes |
| APRIL 2017 | ||
| Americas Viajescorp Academic event that promotes professional training and specialization of corporate travel sector and its primary objective is to promote and enhance the maturity of associations and corporate market in America. The event refers to training for corporate travel managers (Travel Managers) who are the optimal and efficiently manage the travel of executives. Education sessions are conducted by GBTA. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Website: http://www.viajescorpamericas.com/ |
April 26-27, 2017 Panama |
No - Hotels must participate on their own. Please contact website for details. |
| JUNE 2017 | ||
| FIEXPO Latinoamerica FIEXPO is one of the largest platforms in Latin America for the promotion of South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico as receiving territories and organizers of fairs, exhibitions, conventions, congresses and business meetings. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Website: http://www.fiexpolatinoamerica.com/ |
June 5-7, 2017 Santiago, Chile |
No - Hotels must participate on their own. Please contact website for details. |
| LAMITE Latin America Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange is the perfect event to target high-volume meeting and incentive buyers who are based in Latin America. IHG is participating in the Hosted Buyer Program. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $1,000 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: http://www.latintravelexchange.com/ |
June 19-23, 2017 La Antigual, Guatemala |
Yes |
| GBTA Latin America (Brazil) Corporate Travel Agencies - medium sized event for the third year taking place in Sao Paulo. GBTA Latin America (Brazil)- Conferences and tradeshow. GBTA top event for travel managers certification and training. IHG will have a booth inside the marketplace portion of this conference and host different delegations of travel managers in MLAC. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $200 Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: http://www.gbta.org/AmericaLatina Criteria for Hotel Attendance: Must be GBTA Member |
June 26-27, 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Yes |
| Central Americas Sales Roadshow / 1:1 Appointments The Americas Sales "on the road" program, for the MLAC region, is designed to bring together on property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network, collaborate, and drive revenue generating opportunities to IHG hotels from our key accounts. This two-day event will include general sessions rotations, tradeshow and networking event, and a full day of 1:1 appointments conducted between our key account team members and participating hotels. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $300 ($150 each additional person) Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
June 2017 (TBD) San Jose, Costa Rica |
Yes |
| JULY 2017 | ||
| Expo Enlace Tradeshow focused on tourism business assistants. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $150 USD Hotel participation is available in the Americas Sales booth by submitting a Participation Request Online Form, click the button in the right navigation bar. Website: http://www.expoenlace.mx/ExpoEnlace/ |
July 2017 (TBD) Monterrey, Mexico |
Yes |
| AUGUST 2017 | ||
| GBTA (Rio de Janeiro) Symposium. Participation as trading partner. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $200 USD Website: http://www.gbta.org |
August 15, 2017 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Yes |
| Foro de Negociaciones 2018 Forum where hoteles and clients establishing the foundations for the next RFP season. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: TBD |
August 2017 (TBD) Monterrey, Mexico |
Yes |
| Sales Roadshow / 1:1 Appointments The Americas Sales "on the road" program, for the MLAC region, is designed to bring together on property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network, collaborate, and drive revenue generating opportunities to IHG hotels from our key accounts. This two-day event will include general sessions rotations, tradeshow and networking event, and a full day of 1:1 appointments conducted between our key account team members and participating hotels. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $300 USD ($150 USD each additional person) Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
August 2017 (TBD) Mexico City |
Yes |
| SEPTEMBER 2017 | ||
| GBTA (Latin America-Argentina) Participation as a trading partner with GBTA Argentina chapter. We will have Booth in addition to the welcome cocktail for travel managers. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $200 USD Website: http://www.gbta.org |
September 11-13, 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Yes |
| Southern Cone Sales Roadshow / 1:1 Appointments The Americas Sales "on the road" program, for the MLAC region, is designed to bring together on property sales teams and IHG key account sales teams to network, collaborate, and drive revenue generating opportunities to IHG hotels from our key accounts. This two-day event will include general sessions rotations, tradeshow and networking event, and a full day of 1:1 appointments conducted between our key account team members and participating hotels. Segment: MLAC region - Sales Team (Mexico Latin America & Caribbean) Participation Fee: $300 USD ($150 USD each additional person) Complete the Participation Request Online Form by clicking the button in the right navigation bar. Website: Visit The Sales Source (via Merlin), www.ihgmerlin.com/thesalessource & keyword search: Sales Events |
September 2017 (TBD) Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Yes |
